Title

CLME: TV_Subecosystems_Mangroves(D)_20171204_noscale

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Abstract

This layer (zip file) shows the coverage of mangroves in the Wider Caribbean Region (data from 2010). The mangrove habitat lies within the "Coral reef sub-ecosystem" which also hosts coral reefs and seagrasses. This sub-ecosystem receives special attention in the CLME+ SAP due to the importance of mangroves for coastal protection and nursery ground for fish species, among others.

Pubblication Date

June 2, 2019, 1:34 p.m.

Type

Vector Data

Keywords

features , mangroves , mangroves_2 , Wider Caribbean

Category

Habitats & Ecosystems

Information about Habitats&Ecosystems

Regions

Americas

Responsible

UN_Environment_CEP

Group

CLME

More info

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Restrictions

Giri C, Ochieng E, Tieszen LL, Zhu Z, Singh A, Loveland T, Masek J, Duke N (2011). Status and distribution of mangrove forests of the world using earth observation satellite data (version 1.3, updated by UNEP-WCMC). Global Ecology and Biogeography 20: 154-159. URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1466- 8238.2010.00584.x/abstract ; http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/4 Published by the World Conservation and Monitoring Centre (WCMC).

Purpose

The use of this layer is important to identify locations where mangroves are abundant. Other data can be overlaid to analyze the status of conservation (e.g…

Language

English

Data Quality

Geographic coordinate system WGS84, not projected.

Supplemental Information

The user is invited to deeply zoom in in the data viewer to identify the detailed features of the dataset.

Data derived from earth observation satellite ima…

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